Learning management systems are software that help HR leaders provide access to courses and training content in an easy-to-access, one-stop shop. Typically, these LMS options allow employers to create their own coursework and offer classes from third-parties. Learning management systems allow employers to administer, manage, and measure the performance of employees.
Colegio San Bartolomé La Merced, a school in Bogotá, Colombia, has chosen Open LMS’ digital tools to implement a virtual system that supports both students and teachers. The school focuses on holistic education. It uses a methodology that blends recreation with reflection to build knowledge in an interactive and meaningful way.
The academy was established in 2009 by the Montana state Legislature to provide credit recovery and supplemental online courses, primarily for grades 5-12, in subjects that weren't offered in rural school districts.
One of the reasons that I love working in EdTech is that for many, it is a project of passion, not just a career. So, you end up having friends and former colleagues reappear with new ideas and new companies. So, about 18 months ago, Michael Chasen called me to tell me about his new product he was working on…taking the power of the Zoom SDK, mixing in teaching and learning components from Moodle, and building a next generation synchronous classroom, I was so excited.
Major educational institutions are rethinking the way they teach in order to adapt to new teaching processes. These new processes have partly come about due to lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. An example of this is the Universidad Santo Tomás campus in Tunja, Colombia.
Today’s college and university students expect to learn with top-tier technology integration. Casper College understands how important a seamless transition between computer and mobile learning is to students. They have implemented a branded mobile learning app, powered by Open LMS, that enhances the learning experience for both students and faculty alike.
We recently met with Liselotte Strarup Nielsen, self-appointed Moodle™ expert at Copenhagen Business Academy to discuss its transitions from in-person learning to online, to a bit of both over the last few years.
The pandemic definitely threw a number of challenges at us, forcing many organizations into taking their team fully remote. With that, many organizations have found that the flexibility that comes with remote work has an extremely positive effect on productivity and efficiency, Open LMS counting itself among them. GitLab notes that using virtual teams can improve employee productivity; some organizations have seen gains of up to 52%.
The privilege of being part of a very select group of individuals who understand a complex topic, particularly one whose importance is growing as the world strives for carbon neutrality, is not lost on Diana Drinkwater. However, the Chief Executive Officer of Metcelerate—a specialist online school dedicated to the training of metallurgists—is eager to welcome larger cohorts of young engineers from all over the world to an expanding range of increasingly specialized courses.
